Faculty/Staff

Hemant Merchant

Hemant Merchant

Professor
hmerchant@usf.edu
Campus: St. Petersburg
Room: LPH 441
Phone: 727-873-4891

Hemant Merchant is a professor of global business in the Muma College of Business.  His efforts to promote global business education were recognized with a Global Achievement award for "... outstanding contributions to USF’s mission to ensure student success in a global environment."  Merchant has taught in graduate and executive programs at prestigious universities in Asia, Europe and North America and has earned or been nominated for eleven distinguished teaching awards. 

Merchant has been ranked as the 10th most prolific international management scholar in the world.  His work has earned him nine research accolades—including five Best Paper awards—conferred by the Academy of International Business, Academy of Management, and Administrative Sciences Association of Canada—all premier professional organizations. 

Merchant earned his PhD from Purdue University, MBA from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Sydenham College, University of Mumbai. 

Research

  • Aib, H., Liouville, J., Merchant, H.  2023.  Unintended consequences of ownership structure and acquisition of IJVs: The effect of initial structural conditions.  (Multinational Business Review;
  • Merchant, H., Nicholson, R., Iheikhena, EG.  2022.  A multi-dimensional analysis of the subjective well-being of self-initiated expatriates: The case of Nigerian expatriates in Germany.  (Thunderbird International Business Review; ; Equal contributions)  [Top cited article between January 2022 and December 2023]
  • Merchant, H.  2022.  Look beyond the frontiers of conventional International business research:  Exploring opportunities and making a (small, but real) difference.  In Merchant,H. (ed.).  The New Frontiers of International Business.  Springer, Germany.
  • Merchant, H.  (ed.)  2022.  The New Frontiers of International Business.  Springer, Germany.
  • Merchant H, Geldres-Weiss, V.  (2022).  Framberry Chile: Leveraging a crisis for competitive advantage.  (Published in Thunderbird Case Series)

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  • Blagoeva D, Jensen PO, Merchant H.  2020.  Services in international business studies:  A replication and extension of Merchant and Gaur (2008).  (Management International Review 60: 427-457; ; Equal contributions)
  • Zhang M, Merchant H.  2020.  A causal analysis of the role of institutions and organizational proficiencies on the innovation capability of Chinese SMEs.  (International Business Review 29(2): 1-13; ; Equal contributions)
  • Symeou P, Merchant H.  2019.  The impact of home-country conditions and geographical diversification on the domestic productivity of telecom multinationals:  A multi-country study.  Multinational Business Review 27(4): 364-396. 

Service

  • Consulting editor, Journal of International Business Studies
  • Past Editor-in-chief, Journal of Asia Business Studies